CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas - RTB

Overview: PO2.4.3 - Resilient potato farming systems

PO2.4.2 - PO2.4.4


Leader: Monica Parker, International Potato Center - CIP

Team members: 2
Partner organizations: 2

Budget 2026
USD : 0

Outputs: 4

  Activity/Product Description
    
Focus will be on adaptive research on technologies for on-farm seed quality management, ICM and postharvest storage for seed and ware potato producers. Improving and maintaining soil fertility will receive special emphasis. Research on modeling seed degeneration, pest and disease epidemiology, and yield gaps carried out in association with RTB will provide scientific basis to improve current ICM technologies.
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  Outputs
    
Code Type Output Name Leader Co-leader Deliverables Commodity View
PO2.4.3.1 Seed management strategies suited to smallholder farmers considering biophysical and socio-economical factors Elmar Schulte-Geldermann Bruce Ochieng 18 Potato
PO2.4.3.2 Management options to reduce yield losses from late blight. Elmar Schulte-Geldermann Elly Ouma Atieno 15 Potato
PO2.4.3.3 Management options for seed and soil bone diseases and pests. Elmar Schulte-Geldermann Kalpana Sharma 26 Potato
PO2.4.3.4 Intensification strategies to improve system productivity across diverse agroecologies. Monica Parker Dieudonne Harahagazwe 47 Potato
  Training
    
Training Type Title Subject From To
Individual Degree Kenya MSc on EFFECT OF POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.) CROPPING SYSTEMS ON SOIL AND NUTRIENT LOSSES THROUGH RUNOFF IN A HUMIC NITISOL EFFECT OF POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.) CROPPING SYSTEMS ON SOIL AND NUTRIENT LOSSES THROUGH RUNOFF IN A HUMIC NITISOL 2013-12-29 2015-12-29
Individual Degree Kenya Male PhD on Bacterial Wilt and Virus Disease Management in Potato Production System in Kenya Bacterial Wilt and Virus Disease Management in Potato Production System in Kenya 2013-12-17 2017-12-17
Individual Degree Germany PhD on Plant pathology: Disease Management Plant pathology: Disease Management 2016-01-01 2018-12-31
Individual Degree Germany PhD on Plant pathology: Disease Management Plant pathology: Disease Management 2015-01-01 2018-12-31
Individual Degree Kenya MSc on The management of potato cyst nematodes (PCN) by the use of a biodegradable banana paper carrier (BBPC) impregnated with abamectin and determine the effect of this on the prevention of infection by bacterial wilt (BW) in potato plants The management of potato cyst nematodes (PCN) by the use of a biodegradable banana paper carrier (BBPC) impregnated with abamectin and determine the effect of this on the prevention of infection by bacterial wilt (BW) in potato plants 2017-09-01 2018-08-31
Non-Formal Activities National Face to face Knowledge Exchange - meetings with platforms, learning alliances, community of practices on Agr-nutrition TOT training for county health volunteers to deliver nutrition training in (Kenya) (Male: 18, Female: 42) Agr-nutrition TOT training for county health volunteers to deliver nutrition training 2017-01-11 2017-01-18
Non-Formal Activities National Face to face Knowledge Exchange - meetings with platforms, learning alliances, community of practices on Nutrition messaging for potato farming hosueholds in (Kenya) (Male: 670, Female: 1562) Nutrition messaging for potato farming hosueholds 2017-01-24 2017-12-15
Other Training Face to face Training Course on Training of sweetpotato vine multipliers on vine multipliers in (Malawi) (Male: 14, Female: 6) Training of sweetpotato vine multipliers on vine multipliers 2017-04-01 2017-09-01
Other Training Face to face Training Course on Training of sweetpotato farmers on OFSP value chain and OFSP processing in (Malawi) (Male: 1252, Female: 536) Training of sweetpotato farmers on OFSP value chain and OFSP processing 2017-04-01 2017-09-01
Other Training Face to face Training Course on Training of Decentralised Potato seed Multipliers in (Malawi) (Male: 168, Female: 72) Training of Decentralised Potato seed Multipliers 2017-04-01 2017-09-01
Other Training Face to face Training Course on Training of farmers on Positive and negative Potato seed selection in (Malawi) (Male: 266, Female: 368) Training of farmers on Positive and negative Potato seed selection 2017-04-01 2017-09-01
Non-Formal Activities National Face to face Trials and studies on Farmer trials to assess performance of apical cuttings to produce potato tubers. in (Kenya) (Male: 6, Female: 4) Farmer trials to assess performance of apical cuttings to produce potato tubers. 2016-10-01 2018-12-01
Non-Formal Activities National Face to face Scaling activities - input distribution on Seed potato distribution of promotional packs to encourage use of quality seed in (Kenya) (Male: 14000, Female: 6000) Seed potato distribution of promotional packs to encourage use of quality seed 2017-01-04 2017-01-11
Non-Formal Activities National Face to face Scaling activities - technical assistance on Decentralised seed multiplication in (Kenya , Bungoma) (Male: 10, Female: 5) Decentralised seed multiplication 2017-04-06 2017-04-06
Field Training Farmer field school on Business skills in (Kenya , Bungoma, Nyandarua) (Male: 332, Female: 239) Business skills 2017-06-14 2018-07-04
Other Training National Face to face Training Course on ToT: Potato rooted apical cuttings in (Kenya , Bungoma) (Male: 143, Female: 85) ToT: Potato rooted apical cuttings 2017-07-05 2018-07-17
Non-Formal Activities National Face to face Scaling activities - technical assistance on innovation technologies and practices in (Kenya , Bungoma) (2375 Participants) innovation technologies and practices 2017-04-06 2018-07-17
Individual Degree Netherlands Male PhD on Understanding and managing bacterial wilt and late blight of potato in Ethiopia: combining an innovation systems approach and a collective action perspective Understanding and managing bacterial wilt and late blight of potato in Ethiopia: combining an innovation systems approach and a collective action perspective 2016-01-15 2020-08-25
Other Training National Online Workshop on Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon (Male: 17, Female: 8) Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon 2020-08-12 2020-08-14
Other Training National Online Training Course on Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon (Male: 19, Female: 6) Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon 2020-08-25 2020-08-27
Other Training National Online Training Course on Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon (Male: 6, Female: 5) Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon 2020-08-09 2020-08-09
Other Training National Online Training Course on Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon (Male: 50, Female: 9) Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon 2020-07-12 2020-10-12
Other Training National Online Training Course on Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon (Male: 4, Female: 0) Good Agricultural Practices for Ware Potato Production in Cameroon 2020-12-09 2020-12-11
Other Training National Face to face Training Course on Training of district agricultural extension agents as master trainers for farmer trainers in Oromia, Amhara and SNNP Regions for Seed of Change Project in Ethiopia. in (Ethiopia) (Male: 42, Female: 3) Training of district agricultural extension agents as master trainers for farmer trainers in Oromia, Amhara and SNNP Regions for Seed of Change Project in Ethiopia. 2020-02-24 2020-02-28
Other Training National Face to face Training Course on Training of farmer trainers in Oromia, Amhara and SNNP regions under Seed of Change Project in Ethiopia in (Ethiopia) (Male: 82, Female: 33) Training of farmer trainers in Oromia, Amhara and SNNP regions under Seed of Change Project in Ethiopia 2020-03-16 2020-03-20
Individual Degree Kenya PhD on Diversification of potato farming systems through legume intercropping for improved resource use efficiency. Diversification of potato farming systems through legume intercropping for improved resource use efficiency. 2016-08-01 2020-12-31
Other Training National Online Training Course on ARC production (Male: 05, Female: 3) ARC production 2021-05-24 2021-05-24
Individual Degree Uganda BSc on Economic feasibility of ware potato storage technologies in Eastern and Southwestern of Uganda Economic feasibility of ware potato storage technologies in Eastern and Southwestern of Uganda 2020-06-01 2021-05-31
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